Notice the blue around Tulsa area.... Boone County for years was very strong lean to Pepsi products and the distributor was and still is, based in Tulsa which is also blue. Might be a correlation, might not. In any event, 'pop' isn't in my vocabulary and my adult beverage will never be Jack and Pepsi. Counties south of us start leaning to 'coke' as the strong CocaCola distributorships take over. Or not....

Booger County is specifically Eastern Douglas County is Southern MO, the purple one.

Yeah, that's right. Ain't that where they filmed "Winter's Bone?" I'm pretty sure they used the West Plains sale in the cattle auction scene with 'Thump'. Bought some cows there one time. Good movie, but leaves you desiring a bath.

I would love to read some history behind what makes that map what it is. For example, why such an huge number of "soda" drinkers in the St Louis and significant surrounding area? I assume there's a correlation somehow to the Mississippi River. Also, Wisconsin. There could almost be a border war there.

I would love to read some history behind what makes that map what it is. For example, why such an huge number of "soda" drinkers in the St Louis and significant surrounding area? I assume there's a correlation somehow to the Mississippi River. Also, Wisconsin. There could almost be a border war there.

aMm like this interests me.

Me too. Some of the little fluctuations or changes county-by-county can be tossed away, but the St. Louis thing definitely is an anomaly. Theres something to it.

Map also reflects the ma-zur-rah vs ma-zoo-ree split. Wifey is from ma-zur-rah and will quickly correct anyone who says it wrong.

Oh god. It's Missour-ee. The Missourah aMm has been adopted by the flatlanders (North of I-44, of course). It's especially bad in politicians who try to gain some type of 'rural cred'. It's the most vile of many vile things about my adopted home state.

Oh god. It's Missour-ee. The Missourah aMm has been adopted by the flatlanders (North of I-44, of course). It's especially bad in politicians who try to gain some type of 'rural cred'. It's the most vile of many vile things about my adopted home state.

North of 44? I've heard PLENTY of patients from the bootheel and SW MO use "Missour-ah." As best I can tell, it's a rural/urban thing. Folks from STL, KC, and to a lesser extent Columbia & Springfield use "Missour-ee." Everybody else does it the other way. Shit, I've even heard folks from southern IL use it.

I would love to read some history behind what makes that map what it is. For example, why such an huge number of "soda" drinkers in the St Louis and significant surrounding area? I assume there's a correlation somehow to the Mississippi River. Also, Wisconsin. There could almost be a border war there.